- the `internet of things` refers to physical objects that connect to networks to communicate and exchange data with other devices or systems. - the `internet of shit` is a meme to describe the deterioration of the IoT and the malfeasance and mismanagement of big tech and its promises. - culprits include [[everything is a subscription]] and - see also [[enshittification]]. - **printers** have become one of the most obvious and egregious examples of this phenomenon – e.g. hp forcing users into a perpetual ink subscription for their printers to function. - josh kruger quoted in [[Warzel, Charlie - 2023 - My Printer is Extorting Me]]: > as a dumb american who owns the device, i should be able to use blueberry juice to get this thing to print if i want. - from [[Doctorow, Cory - 2023 - The Internet Con|The Internet Con]]:![[historically buying something made it yours to use how you saw fit]]